Venezuelan Interior, Justice and Peace Minister Diostado Cavallo said at a news conference on Friday that Venezuela¡¯s relationship with the United States had been broken for a long time, not only recently, but that Obama had listed Venezuela as an ¡°imminent threat.¡±

He pointed out that while targeting the Venezuelan people, the United States sheltered those enemies who delivered explosives to Venezuela. Under such circumstances, Venezuela could not establish normal relations with any country. Cabello emphasized that Venezuela relies on its own strength to achieve development and will never depend on the United States. "This kind of behavior can't stop us, and we will continue to fully protect the motherland. This is the fundamental reason why we continue to carry out a large number of exercises and practical exercises."

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his social platform ¡°Real Social¡± on September 2 that the U.S. military attacked a ¡°drug ship from Venezuela¡± in the Southern Caribbean Sea, killing 11 people. Venezuela condemned U.S. provocation. The Venezuelan government confirmed on September 13 that a U.S. destroyer illegally interrupted a Venezuelan fishing vessel conducting normal fishing operations in the waters of the Venezuelan exclusive economic zone and detained the captain for up to eight hours.